A teenage driver has admitted causing the deaths of two passengers when his car left the road and ploughed into a tree.

Benjamin Bowden, 19, accepts the manner of his driving resulted in the deaths of Levi Dickinson, 16, and 17-year-old Rhogan Jones.

The friends were travelling in Bowden's Volkswagen Polo when it failed to negotiate a bend in Barnhill Lane, close to the Knedlington crossroads in Howden, at around 8.15pm on February 7.

Both teens died at the scene.

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On Wednesday, Bowden, who received minor injuries in the crash, appeared at Beverley Magistrates' Court, where he entered guilty pleas to two counts of causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving and two counts of driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

Members of the victims' families, as well as a large number of Bowden's relatives, were present during the brief hearing.

Bowden, of Broadway, Goole, also stands accused of causing the deaths of Levi and Rhogan while uninsured. No pleas were taken in respect of these two counts, which will be the subject of "legal argument", said Judge Rutherford.

Due to its seriousness, Judge Rutherford sent the case to Hull Crown Court. Bowden is expected to be sentenced on December 11.